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on this post - (2) Posts Kobe Bryant’s popularity extends even to the animal kingdom. From a database of more than 465,000 pet insured animals including dogs, cats, birds, and exotic domesticated animals, 359 are named “Kobe,” making it the 189th most popular name of 65,536 pet names across the nation. (more…)
For Halloween one needs a creative tool to dress up Fluffy and Buddy. Here it is! Dressup games. My cute pet dressup.
“Even our dogs and cats have learned that elections matter.” vice president Al Gore Click on a dog to buy a vote for Bark Obama or McCanine. (more…)
CHICAGO — More than 1,000 phony registrations were submitted, Lake County official says. (more…)
Court Reverses Bush Decision to Strip Protection From Wolves in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan. (more…)
Send Comments to Secretary Kempthorne. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne announced devastating changes to the Endangered Species Act, signaling the end of protection for thousands of imperiled species. (more…)
TOKYO — Dolphins at a Japanese marine park are going on a low-fat diet after developing potbellies and failing to look sharp in their aquatic performances. (more…)
SLAMORADA, Fla. — A dog is recovering after a Florida Keys carpenter dove in to save his pet from a shark. (more…)
MEXICO — A five-ton elephant was killed by a bus after it escaped from a circus in Mexico, and wandered onto a busy highway. (more…)
Dog dragged behind truck. $5,500 reward.
ATLANTA—The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is offering a reward of up to $2,500 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for dragging a dog behind their truck on Frontage Road, Forest Park, Georgia. Read the rest of this entry »
Man charged with ransoming mother’s cat.
NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP)—A man has been charged with extorting more than $20,000 from his elderly mother by repeatedly threatening to kidnap her beloved cat and demanding ransom, police said. Read the rest of this entry »
Here is a glimpse on pet literature today. One writer says that with all the attention from publishers, you’d think pets could read.
Dogs and cats have taken up residence in American homes in record numbers, according to the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association. Its 2007–2008 National Pet Owners Survey found that 63% of U.S. households—71.1 million homes—own a pet. Households with dogs number 44.8 million, while felines can be found in 38.4 million homes. The cat populace, 88.3 million, outnumbers the 74.8 million dogs, that’s because pet parents with cats are more likely to have more than one. However, that in spite of the larger cat population, dog-related books still outsell any other category, the dog-related books outnumbered cat tales by about six to one. What are the books about? Here are 44 titles to think about:
Health and wellness
According to a 2004 American Animal Hospital Association survey, 94% of pet owners take their pet for regular veterinary checkups to ensure their pet’s quality of life. And animal medicine, like its human counterpart, the information and options available in terms of treatment and diagnoses have become vastly more complicated over the last decade. People are, therefore, looking for resources that will help them make sense of it all. Now it is becoming commonplace procedures for dogs as organ transplants, joint replacements and cancer treatments. There are also books, from home remedies to cutting-edge alternative homeopathic therapies.
There’s an author that offers practical strategies for keeping mature dogs young and healthy in mind and body. Among her findings is that only 20%–25% of a dog’s longevity is determined by its genes; the owner can influence the remaining percentage by how he or she cares for the animal. Read the rest of this entry »
Minks freed from cages, farmers give chase.
HELSINKI (Reuters)—Farmers and other locals were chasing thousands of minks let out of their cages at a fur farm in western Finland early on Friday by suspected animal rights activists. Read the rest of this entry »
City may nix cops’ pooper scoopers.
MADISON, Wis. (AP)—The city’s pooper scooper law applies to everyone, even police officers on mounted patrol and K-9 unit duty—but a new statute may allow them to start leaving the evidence behind. Read the rest of this entry »
Missing pit bulls in Idaho. $5,000 reward.
Malad City, Idaho—The Humane Society of the United States is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible for removing dogs from an alleged dogfighting kennel in Malad City, Idaho overnight Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »
Two years after Katrina, HSUS marks progress in protecting animal victims of disasters.
As Gulf residents mark the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s destructive path through Louisiana and Mississippi, those involved in the historic effort to rescue the animals left behind will recall the devastation brought by the storm. Read the rest of this entry »
Horse attacked with ax. $2,500 reward.
Reward Offered in Robertson County, Tenn. Horse Cruelty Case. Read the rest of this entry »
Court rules against Bush administration in global warming case.
Federal Judge Orders Production of Suppressed Scientific Reports on Global Warming Impacts< Read the rest of this entry »
$2,500 Reward offered in Kansas City, Mo. dog cruelty case.
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for severing a dog’s leg. Read the rest of this entry »
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